The Prop of Ythsie, tower on Hill of Ythsie north of the hamlet

Ythsie is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, about one mile east of Tarves.[1]

To the north of the hamlet, on the Hill of Ythsie, is a tower called the Prop of Ythsie. It was built in 1861-1862 to commemorate George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen,[2][3] and is a grade C(S) listed building.[4]

North Ythsie Farmhouse is grade B listed,[5] and South Ythsie Farmhouse is grade C(S) listed.[6]

Australian politician John Hay (1816-1892) was born at Little Ythsie, which lies to the east of the hamlet.[7]

Etymology

Ythsie is derived from the Gaelic, Suidhe Chuith, or Place near a fold. Suidhe, site, place; chuith, gen. asp. of cuith, fold. By transposition the name became Chuith Suidhe. Ch eventually fell silent and had been lost with u. Suidhe lost dh, which is often silent, leaving only Ith Suie, which is now Ythsie.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Ythsie, Aberdeenshire". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Prop of Ythsie". Haddo Estate. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Prop of Ythsie". North East Scotland Preservation Trust. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  4. ↑ Historic Environment Scotland. "Hill of Ysthie [sic], Monument to Prime Minister The 4th Earl of Aberdeen (LB13883)". Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  5. ↑ Historic Environment Scotland. "North Ythsie Farmhouse (LB16012)". Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  6. ↑ Historic Environment Scotland. "South Ythsie Farmhouse (LB16011)". Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  7. ↑ Serle, Percival. "Hay, Sir John (1816-1892)". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  8. ↑ Milne, John (1912). Celtic place-names in Aberdeenshire : with a vocabulary of Gaelic words not in dictionaries ; the meaning and etymology of the Gaelic names of places in Aberdeenshire ; written for the Committee of the Carnegie Trust. Aberdeen, Scotland: Aberdeen Daily Journal. p. 338. Retrieved 10 September 2022.

57°22′01″N 2°11′24″W / 57.367°N 2.190°W / 57.367; -2.190



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